Anguilla Offshore Limited Liability Company (LLC) Incorporation

Anguilla LLC Company Formations

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An Anguillan Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a hybrid entity that combines elements of a partnership and corporate structure; it provides limited liability to its owners, allowing an individual to run their business without risking personal assets. 

Anguilla passed the Limited Liability Company Act (LLC Act) in 2000, offering many of the traditional features based on the Wyoming LLC ordinance, but with a more modern and progressive outlook that was designed to suit international investors. Some of its features include a provision that allows the term of an LLC to be perpetual or can have an unlimited life. 

An Anguilla LLC provides excellent asset protection and privacy regulations that ensure client confidentiality and security. An LLC protects personal assets the same way a corporation protects shareholder assets. If the LLC goes into default, its members cannot be sued for personal liability. Owners or members receive a share of the profits in proportion to their contribution, similar to that of a partnership.

Anguilla is a true tax-free zone, with taxes only being levied against members in their country of residence. The jurisdiction has an English Common Law system with governmental regulations that greatly assist in creating a prosperous offshore financial environment. An Anguilla based LLC has no financial reporting requirements, offers nominees services, only needs one member for incorporation and can be formed within a single business day all of which makes Anguilla an attractive jurisdiction to form an offshore company.

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Table of Contents:

• Advantages of an Anguilla LLC
• Top Uses
• Key Corporate Features 
• Packages Includes:
• Requirements for Incorporation
• Taxation
• Corporate Details

Advantages of an Anguilla LLC

• There is no tax liability for an Anguilla LLC unless the members clearly choose to be taxed like a corporation
• An Anguilla LLC is a separate legal entity
• Members are not liable for the debts of the entity as members are protected with Limited Liability
• Members of an Anguilla LLC may be non-residents, physical persons, corporations, partnerships, or trusts
• An Anguilla LLC has a flexible management structure
• English Common Law system
• Well-established infrastructure
• Modern offshore legislation
• Possibility of both ownership and management by Members
• Pass through tax structure--tax on revenue is passed on to its Members as income tax
• Quick registration procedures
• Availability of Continuation of foreign LLCs into Anguilla
• Allows ownership by a sole member
• No local requirements
• No auditing or requirements to submit financial records to the Register
• Flexible management structure

Top Uses

• International business
• Tax structuring flexibility
• Asset protection
• Sole Proprietorship
• Professional Groups
• Family or Estate Planning

Key Corporate Features 

Packages Includes:

1. Government Registration Fee (First year)
2. Registered Office Address (First year)
3. Registered Agent Services (First year)
4. Company Secretarial Maintenance
5. Certificate of Organisation
6. Articles of Organisation
7. Minutes of First Organisers Meeting
8. Ownership Certificates
9. Register of Members
10. FREE Phone and/or email consultations

Requirements for Incorporation

Anguilla has simple formation requirements for LLCs. In order to incorporate an LLC an individual or company must file the Articles of Association together with the incorporation documents to the Anguillan Register, which is done through us at Offshore-Protection a licenced Anguillan company who acts as a registered agent. The LLC must put together an Operating Agreement, which outlines the roles and responsibilities of its members

Taxation

An Anguilla LLC is not subject to any form of taxation, unless the members clearly choose to be taxed like a corporation. Although the LLC are not taxable, members are taxed on their portion of earnings after they are distributed in their country of residence. Where the members are non-resident of Anguilla and the LLC does not engage in local business, members are exempt from all Anguillan taxes. The LLC is free from taxes, including, but not limited to:

• Estate tax
• Income tax
• Corporate tax
• Gift tax
• Duty tax
• Stamp tax
• Capital Gains tax

Corporate Details

Anonymity, Confidentiality and Disclosure

No information regarding the finances, names or details of its members or managers are made available to the public. It is illegal, for any agent, auditor or official to reveal information regarding an Anguilla LLC, except through a court order where criminal charges are pending. Nominee services are available for complete anonymity. It is required that the LLC agreement, as well as the details of the owners/members is kept at the company’s registered office.

Company Shares

There are no company shares in an LLC

Financial Statements required

There are no financial statements that need by filed by an Anguilla LLC although a company must maintains proper financial records and hold them in their registered office and be available if required.

Company Secretary

A Company Secretary is not required for an Anguilla LLC

Company Meetings

Company meetings are not required, though if they are meeting minutes need be recorded though they may take place anywhere in the world

Principal Corporate Legislation

• The Companies Act 2000
• The Limited Liability Company Act 2000

Type of Law

English Common Law

Managers

An Anguilla LLC may be managed wither through its Members or by one or more appointed Managers. The Members/ Managers may be of any nationality and residents of any country

Shareholders

There are no shareholders in an Anguilla LLC. Beneficial owners are called Members/Managers

Members

There is a requirement of a minimum of one Member to incorporate an LLC. Members may be of any nationality and reside in any country and can be either a natural person or a corporate entity. Members are not liable for the debts incurred by the LLC, and are protected by the Limited Liability.

Details such as the distribution of profits and the breakdown of powers and responsibilities are written out in a Members Operating Agreement.

Trading Restrictions

An Anguillan LLC is limited in conducting business with residents of Anguilla, in banking, trust, insurance and company management or own or hold interest in real estate property.

Exchange Controls

There are no exchange controls on the island of Anguilla. Currencies may be freely traded. The US dollar circulates freely.

Powers of the Company

An Anguilla LLC is a Limited Liability Company. An LLC provides members with a limited liability the income and losses of which are passed on through to its members.

Language of Legislation and Corporate Documents

English

Registered Office required

Yes. A registered office is required for an Anguilla LLC.

Required Capital

There are no capital requirements because shares are not issued in an LLC.

Local Presence

There are no local requirements for an Anguilla LLC

Audit Requirements

There are no auditing requirements

Annual Reporting

No. There are no reporting requirements for an Anguilla LLC

Shelf Companies available

Yes

Time required to form offshore company

1 Business Day

Name Restrictions

The LLC shall not use a word or phrase that suggests the patronage of the Royal family or Government such as “Government”, “National”, “Royal”, “Republic”, “Commonwealth” or “Anguilla”

Language of Name

English

Names of Company Requiring a Special Licence or Permission

The name of an LLC may not include a word, a phrase or an abbreviation such as Bank, Assurance, Building Society, Chamber of Commerce, Foundation, Trust without special permission or a license obtained from the Anguillan authorities

Permitted limited liability suffixes

An Anguillan LLC must end with the word Limited Liability Company or the abbreviation LLC.

Access to Double Tax Treaties

Anguilla is not a party to any double taxation treaties

Minimum Annual Tax

US $250

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